Yamaha EC-05
The Yamaha EC-05 is an Electric Scooter from the famous Japanese brand Yamaha. Yamaha is one of the largest manufacturers of motorcycles in the world.
The EC-05 is created in a partnership with the Taiwanese e-scooter startup Gogoro and the scooter shares many features of the Gogoro 2, including the power-train and batteries.
The scooter has a 6,400 watt electric motor. The scooter has a top speed of 28 mph and accelerates from 0 to 31.1 mph in 3.9 seconds.
The speed of the scooter can be restricted to be officially registered as 28 mph scooter in Europe.
The scooter has two removable Gogoro-compatible Lithium batteries for a range of 68.4 miles. Yamaha has entered a partnership with Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki to design a standardized swap-able battery that can be shared by many electric vehicles, including cars and boats.
The batteries can be swapped at existing Gogoro GoStation battery-swap facilities and Gogoro provides a home-charger named GoCharger.
The dashboard is similar to that of the Gogoro 2. The scooter has a wireless RFID key and connects to a smart phone for access to scooter apps.
The scooter is available in 4 colors:
Islate Blue, Diamond Black, Deep Blue and Sugar White.